The play is about a family of three who get together as the aging parents — Gardner (Allan S. Ross), a noted poet whose mind has started to wander, and Fanny (Terri Peña Ross), who is becoming more of his caretaker as time goes by — are preparing to leave their big house for a more manageable space. Their 30-ish daughter Mags (Christi Eanes), an artist, turns up to help with the move and to paint their portrait, something she's wanted to do for a long time.

“Someone asked me what it was about. I told them it's about growing up and growing old, and, if you're lucky, that happens to all of us,” O'Neill said.

Through the course of the play, Mags discovers that her parents, whom she rarely sees, are not quite as sharp as she remembers.

“Although it's a comedy, it's interesting how Mags enters the play really childish, and she grows up at the end, to where you see that she's going to become the parent,” O'Neill said. “And they're going to have one good time before that happens.”

On that score, things end on a sweet note.

“I love the dance at the end,” O'Neill said. “When you have parents dancing and a daughter laughing, that's a good thing.”